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City of El Paso: Sun Metro Legislative Agenda Briefing
March 2016
Tiger V – TOD Operational 2017
Sun Metro FY 2016/17 Legislative Agenda
• First and foremost, thanks for the new transportation bill: Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act; it addresses transit needs for the next 5 years
• FY 2016/17 agenda centers around a Tiger grant for the expanding MCA area and a much needed bus capital replacement program in the coming years
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TIGER VIII Application Description
Construct a key transit hub to the Medical Center of the Americas (MCA), particularly in light of Texas Tech University’s aggressive expansion plans to their present medical school campus
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TIGER VIII Conceptual Transit Center
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Aerial Map of Proposed Site
TransferCenterSite
TTUCampus
UniversityMedicalCenter&Children'sHospital
JeffersonHighSchool
TTUCampusExpansionArea
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TIGER VIII Application Elements
! Construct a $20M+ multifaceted facility, including ! Regional transfer center for
! Alameda Brio BRT station ! 7 Fixed Routes ! Paratransit loading bays
! Parking structure for over 700 vehicles ! Health info center and MCA locator kiosks ! Reconstruct Alameda to accommodate higher
traffic volumes
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TIGER VIII Application Highlights
! Provides a key hub for the central El Paso region for commuting to the MCA from the entire El Paso area
! Increase economic development in an economically distressed area
! Reduces congestion around the MCA by increasing the speed and convenience of transit for commuters
! Located at the epicenter of healthcare on the MCA Campus for workers
! Provides a “one-stop” concept for transit users whereby they can access medical, hospital, preventative, dental and other health-related services on a single, master-planned campus
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TIGER VIII Application Benefits
! Increase ridership in this traffic congested and highly parking deficient area
! Provide a key hub for central El Paso for commuting from all areas of El Paso, particularly utilizing the Alameda Brio BRT route when completed in 2017
! Spur economic growth ! Reduce car operating costs, travel time savings and
reduced emissions ! Reduced costs for low income and uninsured clients/
patients who will be able to access several services at a single, convenient transit stop.
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Future Bus Capital Needs
" 2004 New Flyer buses (24) eligible in 2016
" 2012 El Dorado paratransit vans (34) eligible in 2016 = $7.8M
" 2014 Glaval paratransit vans (25) eligible in 2018
" 2007 NABI buses (35) eligible in 2019 = $20.7M
" 2008 NABI buses (20) eligible in 2019 = $11.8M
" TOTAL 2016 to 2019 (138 vehicles)
= $14.1M
= $7.8M
= $3.7M
= $20.7M
= $11.8M
= $58.1M
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Alternative Fuels Tax Credit
! The Alternative Fuels Tax Credit provides public transportation providers with financial assistance in the form of a tax credit, to assist with converting their bus fleets from diesel to compressed natural gas " Sun Metro’s tax credit is over $2.5 million annually " Alt fuels tax credit expires Dec 2016 " Support preserving the Alternative Fuels Tax
Credit for 2017 and beyond
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! SM’s new Transportation Operating Center (TOC) is prepared for solar power " Install solar panels on existing bus canopies ($1.5M)
" Build bus parking canopies for remaining bus parking area ($2M)
" Install solar panels on new canopies ($1.6M)
" Install lightning protection for entire TOC Facility ($270K)
" Total project = $5.37M
" Project will make the TOC totally Green: 100% CNG power fleet and Solar powered electricity for all facilities at the TOC
Future Capital Needs
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Snapshot of Sun Metro
" 16 million bus pax in FY 2015 " 310,000+ paratransit trips " 169 Fixed Route buses " 65 ADA (LIFT) buses " 12 JARC (Job Express) vans " 100% CNG bus fleet " 786 Authorized FTE’s including 3rd
party contractors staff " FY15 operating budget $68.3M " Fixed Route managed by First
Transit
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About the Facilities
− Main facilities − Transit Operations Center (TOC) − Union Depot – satellite garage for
west side − Fred Wilson LIFT – paratransit services
− Terminals & Transfer Centers − Downtown Transfer Center − Union Plaza Transit Terminal and
Parking Garage − Five Points Transit Terminal − Eastside Transit Terminal − Northgate Transit Terminal − Westside Transfer Center − Mission Valley Transfer Center − Glory Road Transfer Center & Parking Garage
− In Design − Northgate Transfer
Center/Transit-Oriented Development
Montana BRIO Grant − Far East Terminal
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Sun Metro’s Future
" Four Brio RTS corridors($145M: 42.6% FTA, Mesa completed) " Proposed Streetcar System ($102M: State 95%, SM 5%) " Northgate Transfer Center ($15.5M) " Three Transit Oriented Development (TOD) communities
planned: # Northgate Transfer Center & TOD # Far-East Transfer Center & TOD # Five Points Terminal & TOD
New Transit Operations Center Fully Operational June 1, 2014
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TOC Fact Sheet
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MID2017
OCT2014
LATE2017
LATE2019
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Brio Rapid Transit System
• Montana Brio ($43.9 M at LPA approval) • 58% FTA funded (Small Starts - $25.7 M)
• 22% FHWA/TxDOT funded (CMP - $9.7 M)
• 20% locally funded (CO Bonds - $8.5 M)
• Begin Service 2019/2020
• Mesa Brio ($27.1 M) • 50% FTA funded (Very Small Starts - $13.5 M)
• 28 % FHWA/TXDOT funded (CMP - $5.5 M, CMAQ - $2 M)
• 22% locally funded (CO Bonds - $5.9 M)
• Begin Service – 10/2014
• Alameda Brio ($35.5 M) • 100% locally funded (CO Bonds) • Currently in Final Design. Begin Service –2017/2018
• Dyer Brio ($35.9 M) • 57% FTA funded (Very Small Starts - $20.4 M)
• 23% FHWA/TXDOT funded (CMP - $8.3 M)
• 20% locally funded (CO Bonds - $7.2 M)
• Currently in Pre-Final Design. In Service –2018
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BRIO Rapid Transit System (RTS)
A Reality In 2014
Mesa Brio RTS
Sun Metro Brio Station • Unique Brio branding • Near-level boarding • Free Wi-Fi • Fare pre-payment (ticket vending
machines)
• Bike racks • Shade screens with artwork • Electronic real-time displays • Solar-powered compacting
trashcans
Sun Metro Brio Vehicle • Unique Brio branding • Two TV monitors • Traffic signal prioritization • Cost: $790,000 (approx.) • Length: 60 feet • Fuel: Clean Natural Gas
• Seating capacity: 48 seats • Standing capacity: 24 • Wheelchair positions: 2 • Bicycle racks: 3 interior • Audio/visual destination and next
stop information inside and outside vehicle
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Northgate TOD: before acquisition
Current Terminal
Aerial View of Northeast Property (Before) 21
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NorthgateTODLandUsePlan
NorthgateTransferCenter
ParkingStructureWren
Dia
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Northgate Transit Center/Parking Garage/Retail Center location
Aerial View of Northeast Property (After) 23
Northgate TOD: approved layout
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Funding the Northgate TOD
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TIGERVGrant 10,302,054STIPGrant 1,569,446City/SMMatch 3,437,000 incl.landvalue$1.3M
15,308,500
PrivateDeveloper(est) 111,000,000 incl.hard&softcosts126,308,500
NETODProjectFunding
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Proposed El Paso Streetcar
" Streetcar route is 4.8 miles
" Proposed historic PCC cars
" 27 stops
" Maintenance and Storage Facility at DTC
" Project Cost (State): $97,000,000
" Planning-Design $5M – Sun Metro funded
